Nig Cuppy (1869)
Curt Walker (1896)
Buddy Rosar (1914)
Art Fowler (1922)
Ed Roebuck (1931)
Cesar Tovar (1940)
John Verhoeven (1952)
Frank Tanana (1953)
Matt Keough (1955)
Danny Heep (1957)
Warren Newson (1964)
Greg Vaughn (1965)
Moises Alou (1966)
Brian Cashman (1967)
Juan Rivera (1978)
Edinson Volquez (1983)
Tommy Hunter (1986)
Yangervis Solarte (1987)
Brian Cashman has been the general manager of the New York Yankees since 1998.
Twins wrapped up a nice 6 wins out of 9 games road trip and are back at Target field for a three game series against the Detroit Tigers. After a good start, the Tigers have dropped down to what we all thought they'd be: improved but still a sub .500 team. Twins now six games back of the Guardians but will need to take care of business this week as Cleveland plays the White Sox.
Simeon Woods Richardson on the mound for the Twins as he continues to pitch quite well and help all forget about Louie Varland as a starter. Tarik Skubal for the Tigers and he's been lights out this year with a WHIP under 1.0, 9 wins, and nearly 10.5 SO per 9 innings pitched. He's only 27 and setting up to be the Tigers ace for while.
Weather looks iffy so let's hope they get this game in.
First pitch at 6:40p
WICHITA WIND SURGE 12, TULSA DRILLERS 5 IN WICHITA
Wichita led 2-0 after one and 6-1 after seven, then scored six in the eighth.
Multi-hit games: Jake Rucker was 3-for-5 with three runs and two RBIs. Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs. Aaron Sabato was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a walk.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Rucker 2 (43); McCusker 2 (36); Jeferson Morales 2 (35).
Stolen bases: Andrew Cossetti 2 (5); Jorel Ortega (6).
Pitching prowess: Aaron Rozek struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks. John Stankiewicz pitched 2.2 scoreless inning, giving up two hits and striking out two.
Win: Rozek (4-3).
Opposition standout: Damon Keith was 3-for-5.
Record: Wichita is 3-4, tied for fourth with Springfield, one game behind Arkansas, Northwest Arkansas, and Tulsa.
QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 1, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 0 IN QUAD CITIES
The lone run scored in the seventh on a wild pitch.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Jordan Carr pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up six hits and two walks and striking out four. Kyle Bischoff struck out four and walked one in 1.2 scoreless innings.
Loss: Ricardo Velez (7-1).
Opposition standout: Ryan Ramsey struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 7-3, in first place, one game ahead of Quad Cities and Wisconsin.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 9, BRADENTON MARAUDERS 6 IN BRADENTON (11 INNINGS)
Fort Myers led 1-0, 5-1, and 6-3, but it took three in the eleventh to win it. Byron Chourio had a two-run single in the inning.
Multi-hit games: Isaac Pena was 2-for-4 with a walk. Maddux Houghton was 2-for-5 with a double.
Home runs: Nick Lucky (2); Dameury Pena (1).
Multi-RBI games: Chourio 2 (20); Lucky 2 (7).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Cesar Lares struck out five in four innings, giving up two runs on four hits. Samuel Perez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Win: Xander Hamilton (6-7).
Opposition standout: Axiel Plaz was 2-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, and three RBIs.
Record: Fort Myers is 7-2, in first place, 1.5 games ahead of Lakeland.
FCL TWINS 7, FCL PIRATES 3 AT PIRATES (7 INNINGS)
The Twins scored three in the third to take a 4-0 lead.
Multi-hit games: Ricardo Pena was 3-for-3 with a walk. Jayson Bass was 2-for-2 with a triple, two walks, two runs, and two RBIs.
Home runs: Moises Lopez (2).
Multi-RBI games: Bass 2 (18); Lopez 2 (9).
Stolen bases: Bryan Acuna (3); Ariel Castro (3).
Pitching prowess: Juan Cota pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out two. Anthony Narvaez struck out four in four innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk.
Win: Narvaez (1-2).
Opposition standout: Jose Regalado struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Record: The FCL Twins are 19-22, in fourth place, seven games behind the FCL Rays.
DSL TWINS 13, DSL MIAMI 12 AT TWINS
The Twins led 4-0, trailed 8-4, led 9-8, trailed 11-9, and trailed 12-10 before scoring three in the bottom of the ninth to win it. Eduardo Beltre singled home the winning run.
Multi-hit games: Daiber De Los Santos was 2-for-4 with two walks and two RBIs. Beltre was 2-for-5 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs. Merphy Hernandez was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.
Home runs: Beltre (3).
Multi-RBI games: De Los Santos 2 (12); Luis Fregoza 2 (9); Beltre 2 (8); Irvin Nunez 2 (6).
Stolen bases: Hernandez (17); Fragoza (8); Luis Rodriguez (4); Nunez (2).
Pitching prowess: Anderson Chacon struck out three in 2.2 innings, giving up one run on six hits and two walks. Aaron Carranza pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk and striking out one. Fabian Herrera pitched a perfect inning.
Win: Herrera (2-0).
Opposition standout: Adrian Bello was 5-for-5 with a double, a walk, and two runs.
Record: The DSL Twins are 11-10, in fourth place, six games behind the DSL Rangers Red.
TODAY'S TILTS
10:00 DSL Rangers Red at DSL Twins
11:00 FCL Pirates at FCL Twins
5:30 Fort Myers (Ricky Castro, 2-1, 3.38) at Bradenton
6:30 Cedar Rapids (Mike Paredes, 1-0, 3.38) at Quad Cities
7:05 Tulsa at Wichita (Jerming Rosario, 1-0, 2.45)
7:07 Gwinnett at St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 6-5, 4.05)
I made my first cheesecake last night.
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Loading... Grover Hartley (1888)
Cliff Bell (1896)
Hal Wagner (1915)
Dick Greco (1925)
Red Rush (1927)
Chuck Stobbs (1929)
Mike Reilly (1949)
Tony Armas (1953)
Jose Canseco (1964)
Joe Magrane (1964)
Sean Casey (1974)
Greg Dobbs (1978)
Angel Pagan (1982)
Samuel Deduno (1983)
Brett Cecil (1986)
Rene Tosoni (1986)
Grover Hartley is one of ten players named "Grover" to play in the major leagues. There has been only three since the 1930s and none since the 1960s. I guess nobody names their kid "Grover" anymore.
Dick Greco played twelve seasons in the minors, hitting 328 home runs, but never got a chance in the majors.
Red Rush was a radio broadcaster for the White Sox, the Athletics, and the Cardinals.
Mike Reilly was a major league umpire from 1977-2010.
My family is often teasing me about my penchant for books that are "a surreal puzzle box". (A phrase from a cover blurb on some book I bought that has caught the family's collective imagination). And, if you had to assign one letter to embody that idea, it would have to be X, right? The classic algebraic unknown.
So, it tickled me that I read two different books with that letter as the focus of their title this week. Both were intricate structures and worth reading in my humble estimation.
The Story of X by Sarah Rose Etter - X is the narrator, the unknown is the self and the self is a woman. Sometimes horrifying, sometimes infuriating, sometimes loving and ecstatic.
Biography of X - by Catherine Lacey - X is an artist, the recently deceased spouse of the narrator, the unknown is the other, the other is society. This is an incredibly intricate and layered book, complex and ambitious.
As it is July 1, it has now been exactly 15 years since I finished my PhD research, stopped working 70 hours a week in the lab and started my reading spreadsheet. Time for some book facts!
1,021 books read (not counting re-reads) - 68 books/year
642 books of fiction (novels, novellas, graphic novels)
219 collections (comics, short stories, poetry)
160 non-fiction books
682 physical books (67%)
173 audiobooks
166 e-books
431 women or non-binary authored books (43%)
144 translated works
IOWA CUBS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN IOWA
It was scoreless through five, but Iowa got two in the sixth, two in the seventh, and five in the eighth.
Multi-hit games: Matt Wallner was 2-for-4.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Adam Plutko struck out six in five innings, giving up four hits.
Loss: Hobie Harris (1-4).
Opposition standout: Kyle McGowin struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.
Record: St. Paul is 3-3, tied for second with Columbus, Iowa, Louisville, Nashville, Omaha, and Toledo, one game behind Memphis.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 7, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 3 IN WICHITA
Trailing 4-3, Wichita scored five runs in the seventh. Carson McCusker's two-run double brought home the tying and go-ahead runs.
Multi-hit games: McCusker was 2-fo-3 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs. Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4 with a double. Aaron Sabato was 2-for-4 with a walk. Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4. Jake Rucker was 2-for-5. Luke Keaschall was 2-for-5.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: McCusker 2 (34); Jorel Ortega 2 (23).
Stolen bases: Sabato (6).
Pitching prowess: Cory Lewis pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and four walks and striking out three. Jared Solomon pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Win: Cody Laweryson (1-0).
Opposition standout: Mason Barnett struck out five in five innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and two walks.
Record: Wichita is 2-4, tied for fourth with Springfield, two games behind Arkansas, Northwest Arkansas, and Tulsa.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, BELOIT SKY CARP 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Cedar Rapids took a 4-0 lead in the second. Beloit cut it to 4-3, but Ricardo Olivar hit a two-run double in the sixth.
Multi-hit games: Olivar was 3-for-4 with two doubles and five RBIs. Jose Salas was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs. Misael Urbina was 2-for-4 with two runs.
Home runs: None,
Multi-RBI games: Olivar 5 (38).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Jarret Whorff struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit. A. J. Labas pitched a perfect inning.
Win: Christian MacLeod (2-1).
Opposition standout: Johnny Olmstead was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 7-2, in first place, two games ahead of Quad Cities and Wisconsin.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3, TAMPA TARPONS 2 IN FORT MYERS (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME--6 INNINGS--RAIN)
Fort Myers scored two in the first and led all the way.
Multi-hit games: Walker Jenkins was 2-for-3 with a home run.
Home runs: Jenkins (2).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Poncho Ruiz (2).
Pitching prowess: Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched 3.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk and striking out three. Nolan Santos pitched a perfect inning.
Win: Pasqualotto (2-4).
Save: Santos (6).
Opposition standout: Cody Morales was 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs.
Record: Fort Myers is 6-2, in first place, 1.5 games ahead of Bradenton and Lakeland.
TODAY'S TILTS
10:00 DSL Miami at DSL Twins
11:00 FCL Twins at FCL Pirates
5:30 Fort Myers (Cesar Lares, 2-2, 3.30) at Bradenton
6:30 Cedar Rapids (Jordan Carr, 2-2, 6.08) at Quad Cities
7:05 Tulsa at Wichita (TBD)
Due to personal time constraints, this is a reprint from last year which has not been updated.
Roger Connor (1857)
John Clarkson (1861)
Jack Quinn (1883)
Ben Taylor (1888)
Bob Prince (1916)
Frank Baumann (1933)
Brian Sabean (1956)
Jamie Walker (1971)
Nelson Cruz (1980)
Matt Carson (1981)
Justin Huber (1982)
Charlie Blackmon (1986)
Michael Wacha (1991)
Aaron Sanchez (1992)
Jaylin Davis (1994)
First baseman Ben Taylor was a star in the Negro Leagues, batting over .300 in fifteen of his sixteen seasons.
Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Prince is best remembered for his years with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1948-1975.
Brian Sabean was the general manager of the San Francisco Giants from 1997-2014 and has been their executive vice president of baseball operations since that time.
Due to personal time constraints, this is a reprint from last year which has not been updated.
Davy Jones (1880)
Ed Rile (1900)
Ron Swoboda (1944)
Chuck Meriwether (1956)
Bud Black (1957)
Al Newman (1960)
Tony Fernandez (1962)
Mark Grudzielanek (1970)
Garret Anderson (1972)
Chan Ho Park (1973)
Pat Venditte (1985)
Jesus Aguilar (1990)
Trea Turner (1993)
Chuck Meriwether was a major league umpire from 1993-2010.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to spookymilk’s wife and to hungry joe’s son, Famished Pete.
